mythical figure who gives people the tools of civilization, such as language and fire

personification

Animals can _________ and be gods in Native American mythologies

GreatSpirit

A common type of Native American trickster (can be seen in Looney Tunes)

deity

The people who live where the buffalo roam are this type of Indian

Raven

from the earliest times

Hopi

The people of the Subartic region of inland Alaska are called this

clan

The indigenous people of North America

Coyote

presenting in human form or wtih human qualities

Europeans

This tribe believed a woman fell from the sky and was kept afloat at first by a fish hawk

turtle

A common type of Native American trickster (reproduces easily)

creator

According to tradition, this time period came before people and animals became fixed in their present forms

lost

Tribe of Southwest Indians who were cliff dwellers

NativeAmerican

Ancient migrations of people crossed this sea when it froze

talk

This tribe believed a woman fell from the sky and had 2 divine sons that were to prepare the earth so taht humans could live on it

Plains

Tribe of Southwest Indians who were cliff dwellers

Rabbit

A female creator deity

Navajo

Native American myths and legends remain a _______spiritual foundation for Native Americans who pracitce their traditional religions

oraltradition

A __________ fell from the sky and landed in the primeval sea

nature

group of people descended from a common ancestor or united by a common interest

creation

Bt the 1820s and forward, many Indian societies had already been disrupted and some of the ancient traditions__________

Shoshone

Spirits of the dead who link the human and spiritual worlds

Pueblo

Indian tribe that says long ago Wolf and Coyote got into an argument

totempole

The _______ gods and heroes usually establish or restore order

woman

It wasn't until the 1820s that ___________ started to collect and record Indian myths

ritual

It wasn't until the 1820s that ___________ started to collect and record Indian myths

Bering

A common type of Native American trickster (Odin has 2)

Zuni

Many Native American mythologies have a high deity referred to as the_________

SpiderWoman

Tribe of Southwest Indians who were cliff dwellers

Iroquois

This animal has dirt thrown on its back to create land

primeval

Myths and legends that are passed from generation to generation in oral form

bear

mischievous figure appreaing in various forms in the folktales and mythology of many different peoples

culturehero

An animal pole used to present stories by Native Americans

Huron

This animal is regarded as a close relative of Native American people

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